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Scientific socialism as we know it today developed out of the early 19th century critique, by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and their comrades and followers of what they called utopian socialism. The term “utopian” refers to the book Utopia, published in the year 1516 by the 16th Century English philosopher and statesman Sir Thomas More. The utopian socialists expressed beautiful...

Mr Orban's supporters, buoyed by a third straight landslide victory in elections in April, have upped the ante. The article fits into a new cultural offensive against the last "liberals" in a film, theatre and publishing world that is already dominated by Fidesz figures. Since December the same publication, Magyar Idok, has featured a string of articles by Fidesz ideologists...

Hungary’s nationalist ruling party has defended its decision to scrap state funding for university gender studies courses, which critics of prime minister Viktor Orban see as part of a government-backed “culture war” against liberal targets. Since taking power in 2010, Mr Orban and his Fidesz party have moved strongly to the right, and claim to be defending Hungary and Europe’s...